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SLIPNOT engineers permanent anti-slip solutions for metal walking surfaces used across construction, infrastructure, and commercial buildings. Ahead of New York Build, we spoke with Eileen Gregory, Bu …

Behind the booth: Smart Films International Privacy on demand used to mean blinds, curtains, and compromise. Smart Films International has spent more than 25 years proving there’s a better way. Ahead …

Sugatsune America designs precision hardware that controls motion – how doors open, close, and move through space.

BIM has moved well beyond the theory stage. On today’s projects, it’s increasingly being used as a day-to-day tool that helps teams coordinate earlier, reduce risk, and build with more confidence. Ahe …

Behind the booth: Tower Optical From the Empire State Building to Niagara Falls, Tower Optical’s binocular viewers have been part of the American skyline for generations. Now, under new ownership, th …

Behind the booth: Tri-State Commercial Roofing Tri-State Commercial Roofing has built its reputation through consistent delivery, hands-on leadership, and word-of-mouth trust. Serving New York, New J …

Tri-State Commercial Roofing has built its reputation through consistent delivery, hands-on leadership, and word-of-mouth trust. Serving New York, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania …

Delivering successful building projects today often requires more than a single discipline. VERSAI brings together architecture, engineering, project management, and real estate expertise under one ro …

Beijing Ranks Right Behind New York City As Next Silicon Valley

Nearly two-thirds in a recent survey of technology leaders globally believe the innovation center of the world will move from Silicon Valley within the next four years. This shouldn't be too surprisin …

Beitel Group And S. Wieder Architect Partner On 100 Lenox Road In Flatbush, Brooklyn

The project team behind a long-delayed eight-story residential building atÂ 100 Lenox RoadÂ inÂ Flatbush, Brooklyn has yet again changed.Â

Benchmarking and Tuneup Policy Approved in Madison, Wisconsin

The city policy is an example of a cost-effective way to reduce energy use and local emissions. On March 7, the Common Council of Madison, Wisconsin, unanimously approved the creation of aÂ Buildings …

Best Practices: Using Tech To Win The War Against Construction Costs

Throughout 2019 and into the new year, the challenge of keepingÂ construction costs contained has remained front and center for developers and general contractors. According to Deloitte'sÂ 2020 Constr …

Best Project Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: The Spiral

The towering office high-rise that occupies a full city block in midtown Manhattan includes distinctive terraces that twist up the building from Level 7 to the roof. The spiraling terraces resulted in …

Best Project Renovation/Restoration: Tiffany Landmark

Interior renovation of this more than century-old building included redesign of the retail space, the Blue Box CafÃ© and double-height video screen walls behind the existing windows. The team also com …

Better, cheaper, smarter: Nature as an infrastructure solution

Natural disasters loomed large again in 2018, causing hundreds of deaths and billions in property damage. Since 1980, the United States has experienced 241 weather and climate-related disasters where …

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1B for Electrified Federal Buildings

The General Services Administration (GSA) and the White HouseÂ recently announcedÂ an investment of $975 million through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to make green building upgrades to federal bu …

With construction in the state on a steady increase, projects are springing up around the city at a breakneck pace. There are a number of exciting projects that will change the skyline of New York. Wi …

Billionaire sets US record by purchasing $238 million home in New York

A hedge fund billionaire has just set a record for spending the highest amount ever on a home in the United States â€” and it's an apartment. The apartment in Central Park went for $238 million, which …

Breaking Ground begins $100 million Passive House project; Betances Residence designed by COOKFOX Architects

Breaking Ground's new building will bring 152 units of affordable and supportive housing to the Mott Haven neighborhood.

David Chipperfield designs Rolex USA headquarters in New York

Bronx jail site's transformation into affordable housing breaks ground

After four years of planning, a project to transform a once notorious juvenile detention center in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx is underway.

Brookfield Properties Announces The Official Opening of Manhattan West

After over 30 years of planning, Brookfield Properties officially opens Manhattan West. The mixed-use development will feature 8 acres of dining, hospitality, entertainment, luxury residences, modern …

Brooklyn Construction Project Turns Their Dreary Scaffolding Into A Colorful Garden In The Sky

Sidewalk sheds and scaffolding are so common. Both have almost become a part of the city's landscape.

Brooklyn's Culver El affordable housing development opens 20 years after planning began

The Culver El Affordable Housing Development in Brooklyn finally held its grand opening Sunday afternoon after 20 years of starts and stops along the planning and construction process. Culver El Affor …

Brooklyn's Real Estate Investment Sales Smash Pre-Pandemic Levels

Despite anxieties over the pandemic and a more unstable market, the borough's commercial real estate market was busier than in both 2020 and 2019. Pre-pandemic, in 2019 there were 958Â transactions, t …

Building up N.J.: Infrastructure firm AECOM making push in Garden State, bolstered by native Vierheilig

Kim Vierheilig has been at AECOM for less than a year, but she's already familiar with the look. It's the expression potential clients have when she tells them where she works. â€œIt's very strange, b …

Buildings Breakthrough campaign for zero-emissions, resilient buildings launched at COP 28

More than two dozen countries, including the United States, joined the Buildings Breakthrough partnership launched Wednesday at COP 28, committing to the vision that resilient buildings with near zero …

Bushwick Rezoning Impasse Puts De Blasio's Housing Plan at Risk

A fight over the future of Bushwick could put Mayor Bill de Blasio's entire housing policy at risk, as opposition to its basic premise â€” mixed-income housing â€” seems to be gaining momentum. The Bu …

Camber Property Group Closes On $65 Million In Construction Financing For 100% Affordable Housing Project In Harlem

The development team behind Victory Plaza, a new 100% affordable senior housing project, has successfully closed on $65 million in construction financing to facilitate completion of the project. Locat …

Caton Flats Tops Out Ahead Of Schedule At 800 Flatbush Avenue In Flatbush, Brooklyn

â€œThe strong alignment between the real estate, community, and construction entities involved in this project enabled us to meet this milestone well in advance of schedule.â€'Â

Celebrate Black History Month by Getting to Know These Chicago Landmarks

Johnson Publishing Company Building: This 11-story South Loop building is the former home of Johnson Publishing and Jet and Ebony magazines, which were amongst the most important and influential Black …

Central Park's iconic Belvedere Castle is restored to its original splendor

In many ways, the story of the Belvedere is the story ofÂ Central ParkÂ itself. Included in legendary landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's original 1858 vision for the park, i …

CetraRuddy Restores Church Missions House for Fotografiska Museum in New York

The local firm, which has worked on several reuse projects, converted the 1890s-era building into a photography gallery.

Chelsea Park's $1.5 Million In Upgrades Now Complete

CHELSEA, NY â€” Construction work at a Chelsea park is officially completed, local leaders announced this week.

Chief clubhouse for female executives opens in Manhattan

"Stereotypically male design accents" have been reinterpreted inside this homey, private club for women in senior positions, which has opened in New York City's TriBeCa neighbourhood.The Lower Manhatt …

Citizen Scientists Train Artificial Intelligence to Help Mitigate Noise Pollution in NYC

The Sounds of New York City (SONYC) project launches its first citizen science initiative to help NYU researchers train machine listening models

City Announces Plans To Build Over 160 Units of Modular Houses in East New York

NEW YORK, NY â€“ The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced today plans to develop 167 units of affordable housing on City-owned land in the East New York sec …

City Approves 360-Unit Affordable Housing Project On Staten Island

A 360-unit affordable housing complex is coming to Staten Island's North Shore, the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced Wednesday. Monadnock Development, the nonprofit …

City board to spend $300m on Syracuse school renovations

Several schools in the Syracuse City School District have been renovated as part of a state- funded project managed by the city.

City Officials Approve $2.5 Billion Waterfront Development In Sayreville, New Jersey

The full scope of the development includes 1.5 million square feet of retail, nearly 2 million square feet of office space, an 800,000-square-foot hotel and conferenceÂ center...

CityViews: Smaller Construction Firms Also Impact Safety, Work Conditions

At a time when the construction industry has become more competitive than ever amid an ongoing building boom, it is crucial to ensure that companies are not cutting corners or shaving down costs at th …

CNY Wins $88 Million in State REDC Competition, The Most of Any Region

New York State has awarded more than $88 million to 91 projects in Central New York as the part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2018 Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) competition. That's the highest …

Colorful Commercial Tower Nears Completion

Radio. 181 is a mixed-use tower situated at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue. The structure was formerly known as Radio Tower & Hotel and is one of the tallest buildings in Washington.Â Architect of recordÂ Ston …

Columbia Property Trust completes first phase of redevelopment at 95 Columbus in Jersey City

The first phase of redevelopment at 95 Columbus has finally been completed. The building designed by Spector Group will consist of common areas, a double-height glass entry and 35 foot ceiling spans. …

Columbia University's Two-Building Expansion Is Close To Completion

Construction wraps up on Columbia University's new two-building expansion. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with FXCollaborative, the new expansion will yield 450,000 square feet' …

Community solar power project in Potsdam nearing start of construction

A proposed large solar power project that could be generating enough electricity to power 1,000 homes next year is on track for development on land along Lawrence Avenue.

Competition: Big Ideas for Small Lots, New York City

The two-stage competition â€“ supported by the American Institute of Architects New York â€“ invites architect-led teams to draw up a conceptual solution which could be used to deliver affordable home …

Completion of Steel Frame Installation for Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Gilbane and Albright-Knox celebrated the completion of a steel frame and upcoming renovations for the Albright-Knox Gallery (AKG) museum in Buffalo, New York. The museum will open in 2022 and will imp …

Construction Advances on 125 West End Avenue

125 West End Avenue will convert an eight-story building into a 400,000-square-foot sciences and research laboratory on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Designed byÂ Perkins+WillÂ and developed by multipl …

Construction has started for new housing project 'Atrium at Sumner'. Atrium at Sumner will be an affordable housing and community center located at the existing Sumner Houses campus. The building will …

Construction begins for a new 57-unit apartment property in Brooklyn

The seven story property will include a mixture of one, two, three bedroom units including several townhouses and penthouses on the top floor. The residents will have a private outdoor area and be abl …

The Eliza will replace the old Inwood Library which was demolished in May, with affordable housing, a pre-kindergarten school and an updated library. The development is located at 4790 Broadway and wi …

Construction Begins On 665 Second Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey

Construction has broken ground on a three-story rental building at 665 Second Avenue inÂ Long Branch, New Jersey. Designed byÂ Minno & Wasko Architects and PlannersÂ and developed by Inspired by Somer …

Construction Begins on LGBTQ-Inclusive Affordable Housing in Harlem

Construction is underway at Homeward Central Harlem, a $22 million LGBTQ-inclusive affordable housing development for LGBTQ young adults in Manhattan. The nine-story building at 15 West 118th Street i …

Construction begins on new, state-of-the-art building for P.S. 2 in Astoria. The new, 180-seat building will replace an outdated building that was relocated from another school and attached to P.S. 2's existing building back in 1997, according to a press release from New York City School Construction Authority (SCA).

â€œWe're proud to bring this new facility to the P.S. 2 community where our youngest students will now have the appropriate space and environment to learn and grow,â€' said SCA's president, Lorraine G …

Construction Breaks Ground At 1515 Surf Avenue, Coney Island

Construction has begun at 1515 Surf Avenue. The development by LCOR will create a mixed-use building at 16 stories tall. Designed by Studio V Architecture, the facade will contain gray and tan brick w …

Construction Breaks Ground At 500 Main Street In Downtown New Rochelle

Construction is now underway atÂ 500 Main Street, the site of a 26-story mixed-use tower in New Rochelle.Â Designed by Nile Bolton Associates and developed by BRP CompaniesÂ and the Urban Investment G …

Construction fatalities up in New York state, down in NYC

Dive Brief: In itsÂ most recent analysis of construction deathsÂ in New York, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health found that jobsite fatalities increased statewide in 2017, but, fo …

Construction Finishes on Penn Station's Long Island Rail Road Modernization in Midtown, Manhattan

The $414 million renovation ofÂ Penn Stationâ€˜s Long Island Rail Road concourse is now complete inÂ Midtown, Manhattan. Designed byÂ Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, AECOM, andÂ Skanska, the project cente …

Construction Firms Sue Landlord Group for $11 Million

AÂ West Side property owned by a collection of A-list namesâ€”including hedge fund managerÂ Bill Ackman, NBA superstar LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzeneggerâ€”is carryingÂ $11Â million in liens filed …

Construction goes vertical for 70 Hudson Yards

Deloitte will anchor the 47-story tower

Construction Is Still NYC's Most Fatal Industry

Twenty construction workers died on the job in 2017, according to the BLS, a slight decrease from 2016's total of 21 construction deaths. Overall, 87 people died at work in New York City in 2017, up 5 …

Construction kicks off at Journal Squared, Jersey City. The new high-rise complex will be 60-stories high and is scheduled to open in 2024. The building will consist of 600 new residences and feature …

Construction kicks off for 205-unit affordable housing development in the Bronx

The project, which will rise at the corner of Watson Avenue and Thieriot Avenue, will feature 205 studio and one-bedroom apartments. A total of 62 apartments will be reserved for homeless seniors, wit …

Construction of $1.5B Buffalo Bills Stadium Cleared to Start

Construction of an estimated $1.54-billion stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., for the National Football League's Buffalo Bills is scheduled to start next month, according to the team. The nearly 1.4-milli …

Construction of 339-Mile New York-Quebec Transmission Line Begins

Construction has started on an underground electrical transmission line that will export Hydro-QuÃ©bec electricity to New York City as part of an effort to make the Big Apple less reliant on fossil fu …

Construction of Major Electricity Line from Quebec to New York City to Start in 2020

The developers of a long-delayed project to deliver hydroelectric power from Quebec to New York City say that construction will start in 2020. First unveiled in 2008, the Champlain Hudson Power Expres …

Construction on $1 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project is Halfway Done: DEP

Six hundred feet under the Hudson Valley, New York City Department of Environmental Protection workers will soon reach the river. The department is in the midst of creating the Delaware Aqueduct Bypas …

Construction on Brooklyn's Pacific Park project moves full steam ahead

Brooklyn's Pacific Park is moving forward quickly. Begun nearly 15 years ago under the name Atlantic Yards, construction is now set to begin in months

Construction on cashless toll system for NYS Thruway has started

The NYS Thruway Authority is installing gantries like this one at spots along the highway and at some entrance and exit points.Â

Construction on New York City's Statue of Liberty Museum is Underway

Construction ofÂ New York City'sÂ â€˜statue of liberty museum' is underway on liberty island.Â while the â€˜statue of liberty-ellis island foundation' (SOLEIF) has been responsible for a number of his …

Construction Rises On Hotel Conversion At 224 West 47th Street In Times Square, Manhattan

Construction is progressing on 224 West 47th Street, a 25-story hotel tower at the northern end ofÂ Times Square, Manhattan. Designed byÂ Gene Kaufman ArchitectÂ and developed byÂ McSam Hotel Group, t …

Construction Robots Will Change The Industry

This report presents the worldwide Construction Robots market size (value, production and consumption), splits the breakdown (data status 2013-2018 and forecast to 2025), by manufacturers, region, typ …

Construction starts on $30 million renovation project at SUNY Cortland

Construction crews are beginning a $30 million renovation project at the Smith and Casey Tower complex at SUNY Cortland.

Construction to start next year on new JFK Airport Terminal 6

Construction is ready for take-off on a brand new, $4.2 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport early next year, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. Hochul, fresh off a narrow …

Construction underway for affordable housing at 570 Eldert Lane in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn

Thorobird Companies and Slate Property Group have started work on a new affordable housing complex nest to the Grant Avenue A Train stop in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.

Construction underway on first Amazon distribution center in Upstate New York

Construction of Amazon's first distribution center in Upstate New York is literally plowing ahead despite a legal challenge from homeowners opposed to the 1-million-square-foot facility.

Construction will begin on Onondaga Lake Lounge, seven years after the project was first announced.

The lounge, along with some other work this summer, will finally connect the Onondaga Creekwalk to the Onondaga Lake West Shore trail.

Construction Wraps On Hudson Commons At 441 Ninth Avenue In Midtown West

Work is now complete on Hudson Commons, a mixed-use commercial office atÂ 441 Ninth AvenueÂ inÂ Midtown West.

Construction Wraps Up At 606 Broadway In SoHo

606 Broadway, on the corner of Houston Street, is nearly complete. The narrow, triangular-shaped building is composed of a steel structure rising six stories above SoHo. It is being designed by S9 Arc …

Construction’s labor market stayed stagnant in March

The industry has seen both the number of layoffs remain steady as hiring slows, indicating contractors are in a holding pattern due to soft demand.

Could Roosevelt Island Be Home to This Sustainable 160-story Building?

The proposed structure, designed for people to live and work there, abounds with wind and solar power, weaves trees into the design and stands 160 stories tall at its peak.

Crown Heights megaproject could bring 800 affordable apartments to Brooklyn

The project at 960 Franklin Avenue would be divided evenly between market-rate and affordable apartments

Crown Installation Progresses for 3 Sutton Place

3 Sutton Place is an 847-foot-tall residential skyscraper located in Midtown East. Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen and developed by Gamma Real Estate,Â the 62-story tower will yield 121 residential uni …

David Energy Raises $1.5M to Turn New York's Buildings Into Energy Market Players

Decreasing a building's energy demand is one thing. A Brooklyn startup thinks owners can get more value out of their on-site energy assets.

David Marx's Hudson Yards Hotel To Become Third Highest In The City

A new hotel tower situated on Manhattan's west side will soon top out at 51 floors with a height of 642 feet â€” making it theÂ sixth tallest hotel in North America. Constructed by Marx Development Gr …

DDC Shortlists 6 JVs for $6B NYC Jail Projects

With Riker Island closing in 2027, these four new jails will be smaller, more modern and designed to offer more humane conditions to those incarcerated inside compared to Riker. The program is made up …

De Blasio's Glass Skyscraper Ban: What Alternative Materials Could Take its Place?

The announcement came on the heels of the city council passing the Climate Mobilization Act, a sweeping response to the Paris Climate Agreement that included...

De Blasio's Tiny Houses Plan for Apartments in Basements, Garages and Backyards

The de Blasio administration wants to make it easier for homeowners to legally add apartments in basements, atop garages â€” and even in backyard tiny houses.

Delta Air Lines has unveiled $8bn transformation at LaGuardia Airport

Delta Air Lines has unveiled a new 105,000ft2Â concourse at LaGuardia Airport.Â

Demolition Complete At 41-47 West 57th Street

Demolition is now complete at 41-47 West 57th Street, the site of a 1,100-foot-tall mixed-use supertall in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by OMA and developed by Sedesco, the 63-story building will yiel …

Demolition Finishes For SOM-Designed Skyscraper at 415 Madison Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan

Demolition is complete atÂ 415 Madison Avenue, the site ofÂ an upcoming 40-story commercial skyscraper inÂ Midtown East. Designed byÂ Skidmore Owings & MerrillÂ and developed byÂ Rudin ManagementÂ und …

Demolition Underway for New 15-Story Jail Complex at 275 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

Demolition work is underway at 275 Atlantic Avenue, the site of a 15-story jail complex in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by HOK and developed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the 33 …

Designer Harry Allen revives his upstate New York cottage with subtle modernist makeover

When diehard modernists dream about country life, they tend to conjure images of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House outside Chicago and Philip Johnson's iconic house of glass in Connecticut. Harry A …

Developers Begin Transforming NYCHA Parking Lot Into Senior Housing

Ground has been broken for a 204-unit senior housing property on a former NYCHA parking lot in the Bronx. Casa Celina, located on NYCHA's Justice Sonia Sotomayor campus in the Soundview neighborhood, …

Developers Celebrate Topping Out of AVE Hamilton Green at 200 Hamilton Avenue In White Plains

Local officials joined senior executives from the Cappelli Organization, RXR, and Korman Communities to celebrate the topping out of AVE Hamilton Green at 200 Hamilton Avenue inÂ White Plains. The $65 …

Developers Complete 34,000-Square-Foot Penthouse Addition At 295 Fifth Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

Construction is complete on a new two-story penthouse space atopÂ 295 Fifth Avenue, a 16-story commercial building inÂ Midtown South, Manhattan. Designed byÂ Studios ArchitectureÂ and developed byÂ Tr …

Developers Secure $224.3 Million in Bridge Financing for The Italic at 26-32 Jackson Avenue In Long Island City, Queens

Developer American Lions has secured $224.3 million in bridge financing for The Italic, a recently completed residential skyscraper at 26-32 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLC …

Disney's New York Headquarters Completes Construction At 7 Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan

Construction wraps up on The Walt Disney Company's 22-story New York headquarters at 7 Hudson Square inÂ Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & MerrillÂ and developed byÂ Silverstein …

DOB Commissioner announces the publication of a new amended rule governing facade inspection rules

Known as â€œLocal Law 11â€' inspections, this program requires all owners of buildings over six stories tall to hire licensed professionals to perform a comprehensive faÃ§ade inspection every five yea …

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